Woodward, Inc. (WWD)

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Woodward, Inc.

1081 Woodward Way
Fort Collins, CO 80524
United States
970 482 5811
https://www.woodward.com

Sector(s): Industrials
Industry: Aerospace & Defense
Full-time employees: 8,800

Key executives

Name	Title	Pay	Exercised	Year born
Mr. Charles P. Blankenship Jr.	CEO & Chairman	3.58M	N/A	1967
Mr. William F. Lacey	Executive VP & CFO	910.7k	N/A	1966
Mr. Thomas G. Cromwell	Executive VP & COO	1.44M	N/A	1969
Mr. Randall L. Hobbs	Executive VP & President of Industrial	4.25M	N/A	1969
Donald J. Guzzardo	VP of Investor Relations & Treasurer	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mr. Paul P. Benson	Executive VP & Chief Human Resources Officer	N/A	N/A	1964
Mr. Terence J. Voskuil	Executive VP & President of Aerospace	N/A	N/A	1966
Mr. W. John Godsman	Executive Vice President of Strategy & Business Development	N/A	N/A	N/A

Amounts are as of 31 December 2023, and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. Pay includes salary, bonuses, etc. Exercised is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year. Currency in USD.

Description

Woodward, Inc. designs, manufactures, and services control solutions for the aerospace and industrial markets worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Aerospace and Industrial. The Aerospace segment provides fuel pumps, metering units, actuators, air valves, specialty valves, fuel nozzles, and thrust reverser actuation systems for turbine engines and nacelles, and flight deck controls, actuators, servocontrols, motors, and sensors for aircraft. These products are used on commercial and private aircraft and rotorcraft, as well as on military fixed-wing aircraft and rotorcraft, guided weapons, and other defense systems. It also provides aftermarket maintenance, repair and overhaul, and other services to commercial airlines, repair facilities, military depots, third party repair shops, and other end users. This segment sells its products to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), tier-one suppliers, and contractors, as well as through aftermarket sales of components, such as provisioning spares and replacements. The Industrial segment offers actuators, valves, pumps, fuel injection systems, solenoids, ignition systems, speed controls, electronics and software, and sensors. These products are used on industrial gas turbines, steam turbines, compressors, and reciprocating engines. This segment sells its aftermarket products, and other related services to OEMs through an independent network of distributors, as well as directly to end users. The company was founded in 1870 and is headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Corporate governance

Woodward, Inc.’s ISS governance QualityScore as of 1 April 2024 is 4. The pillar scores are Audit: 4; Board: 4; Shareholder rights: 6; Compensation: 4.

Corporate governance scores courtesy of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). Scores indicate decile rank relative to index or region. A decile score of 1 indicates lower governance risk, while 10 indicates higher governance risk.